The view from the announcers’ section of press row at The Crypt as Game 5 of Mavericks/Clippers draws near. I’ll be on the radio call alongside Chuck Cooperstein on Lone Star 92.5 tonight.

Some pregame reading from a radio romantic: marcstein.substack.com/p/tales-from-a…

NBA Coaching Carousel, Lakers, Suns, Bucks, Clippers, latest on the Pistons’ search for a new president of basketball operations and more … all here: marcstein.substack.com/p/the-nbas-ann…

Around-the-league NBA notes as Intel Season starts to crank up again: marcstein.substack.com/p/the-nbas-ann…

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Kawhi Leonard, meanwhile, is officially out for Game 5, says Clippers coach Tyronn Lue.

Luka Dončić is probable for Wednesday's Game 5 of Mavericks/Clippers, says Dallas coach Jason Kidd ... although Kidd says Dončić does have a sprained right knee.

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Full NBA Executive of the Year voting as won by Boston's Brad Stevens and as voted on by executives from the league's 30 teams themselves:

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Was there any thought that tonight was your last game with the Lakers?

LeBron James: “I’m not going to answer that.”

The Tim Connelly Bowl in Round 2 will be something ... Game 1 Saturday in Denver.

Only one first-round series in the West remains unresolved and I'll be alongside Chuck Cooperstein on the radio call for Wednesday's Game 5 of Mavericks/Clippers in LA ... this one aired on Lone Star 92.5.

He hates when we call him Playoff Jamal Murray ... but he keeps making us call him Playoff Jamal Murray.

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Only four games' worth of playoff experience for these two because they just led the Thunder to a first-round sweep. Impressive start to postseason life for SGA, Chet and Co.

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Now it's Porzingis with a non-contact exit.

Seemingly every damn night in these playoffs ... something bad happens.

The injury plague in these playoffs has reached ridiculous proportions. This Week In Basketball explores (and laments): marcstein.substack.com/p/this-week-in…

🎙️📻: A new #thisleague UNCUT podcast alongside Chris Haynes has dropped. Covering ...

🏀 Courtside view of Clippers/Mavericks chaos

🏀 Latest on Milwaukee's injury woes

🏀 LIVE reaction to Minnesota sweeping Phoenix

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The Suns say owner Mat Ishbia will speak to the local media on Wednesday alongside GM James Jones. Phoenix had originally scheduled to make Jones available today as part of Locker Cleanout Day.

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The injury plague in these playoffs has reached ridiculous proportions. This Week In Basketball explores (and laments): marcstein.substack.com/p/this-week-in…

The Victor Wembanyama-led Spurs announced today that they will play two regular-season games against Indiana in Paris next season in late January … doubling the annual recent norm for the NBA in France.

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With the Phoenix Suns getting swept out of the playoffs by the Timberwolves, Chris Haynes & Marc Stein what changes the Suns can make heading into next season on the latest #thisleague UNCUT podcast.

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James Harden’s fourth-quarter Float Game Clinic carries the Clippers down the stretch to tie this series at 2-2 after Dallas — once trailing by 31 — briefly seized the lead.

Make that two LA wins now without an injured Kawhi Leonard.

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From down 31 (yes ... 31), Dallas clawed to within two late in the third quarter and trails 82-78 entering the fourth.

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